Wow. Last week was painful. I can’t believe Ben is the champion of all Bachelors. He told 2 women he loved them. He didn’t need to. He chose to. Instead of one person being crushed after they got out of the helicopter (business as usual), it became utterly devastating. Ben gave Jojo the most amount of false hope one can give—telling her he loves her. This was unnecessary. It was something he “felt” like doing. It was wrong. But somehow he was celebrated for it. “I came into this not knowing if I would find love…but with you it WAS real…always. I found love with you. But I found it with somebody else more.” Does anyone else have problems with this? Maybe it’s in the definition of love. Can you “find love” with 2 people at the same time? That’s for a future post. But for this week, onward.
7 more reasons you watch The Bachelor:
- You like to cringe. It is CRA-ZEE. We want to see people do unbelievable things to win attention or win someone’s heart. But secretly we wonder if we would do the same things. (especially after copious amounts of wine and having an open bar 24-7).
- You are a hopeless romantic. We want to see this work. It makes love seem so simple. We love to see crazy dates that almost no one else will ever get to go on. We want to see 2 people fall in love amid crazy circumstances and weird challenges.
- You are a voyeur. (and so am I) We love to peek into people’s dates, intimate moments, conflict, make-out sessions, brokenness, and love life.
- You like to escape. It’s easier to talk about other people’s love lives than our own.
- You like to watch with other people. It is one of the few shows that people still watch live to be in the loop. It is community-building and just plain fun. It is as addictive as Chewy Spree, but much better for your teeth. (one friend said she started out watching it reluctantly to make friends but got hooked). It is the best water cooler talk and fodder for exciting conversation.
- It has a continuous storyline, even between seasons. It is so smart and savvy to use use people from the season before, because viewers are already invested in their “journey.”
- You get to judge and feel just a little bit morally superior with no repercussions. If we are honest, the show makes us feel a little better about ourselves.
Next week: THE FIRST GUEST POST!! Who will it be? Drake? Beyonce? The Rock? Someone even better. Stay tuned.